Ordinary jerk (5)
I believe the answer is:
schmo
(Other definitions for schmo that I've seen before include "Fool (Yiddish)" , "Inept person (US_informal)" , "jerk" , "Boring American" , "clot" .)
I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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